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Maya Angelou
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Maya Angelou ( /ma?.? ænd??lo?/ (born Marguerite Ann Johnson on April 4, 1928) is an American author and poet who has been called Americas most visible black female autobiographer by scholar Joanne M. Braxton. She is best known for her series of six autobiographical volumes, which focus on her childhood and early adult experiences. The first and most highly acclaimed, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969), tells of her first seventeen years. It brought her international recognition, and was nominated for a National Book Award. She has been awarded over 30 honorary degrees and was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for her 1971 volume of poetry, Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water Fore I Diiie.
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